A new XBPS stable version has been released: 0.43. This is a minor release that contains some bugfixes.

Release notes:

• pcc >= 1.1.0 is now a supported compiler.

• xbps.d(5): the virtualpkg keyword now accepts pkgnames in the first component, to match any virtual package version. Example:

  virtualpkg=foo:bar

  would match any version of the virtual package `foo` to be resolved as `bar`.
  

• libxbps: when resolving virtual packages in repositories, make sure to initialize pkgdb to match any virtualpkg declared there. Regression introduced in 0.42.

• configure: build with -fstack-protector-strong if supported by the compiler, and fallback to -fstack-protector otherwise.

• xbps-pkgdb(8): the packaged-with string obj is removed from pkgdb. Since 0.42 that object is unnecessary and is being obsoleted.

• libfetch: fix races in the cache connection code.

Please report issues at https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues.

We also want to give you best wishes for the upcoming year! Happy new year 2015!